{"id":50533,"date":"2021-10-17T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=50533"},"modified":"2021-10-13T06:48:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T10:48:46","slug":"the-hammarlund-hq100ac-jeremy-shares-a-little-radio-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/the-hammarlund-hq100ac-jeremy-shares-a-little-radio-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy&#8217;s Hammarlund HQ-100AC: 57 years and going strong!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-13-at-06.36.33.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50534\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-13-at-06.36.33.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"868\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-13-at-06.36.33.jpeg 868w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-13-at-06.36.33-300x143.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-13-at-06.36.33-768x367.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-13-at-06.36.33-624x298.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Jeremy Clark (VE3PKC), who writes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Thomas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Got kind of nostalgic [last week] as it was Thanksgiving Day in Canada. I did a video about my Hammarlund HQ100AC which I got for a Christmas present in 1964, 57 years ago. It still works!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Best Regards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Jeremy Clark VE3PKC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jIJyZRAptj8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jIJyZRAptj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is wonderful, Jeremy. There&#8217;s simply nothing like our boat anchors and vintage radios that continue to work perfectly and pump out amazing, warm audio. There was no such thing as &#8220;planned obsolescence&#8221; back then! Our radios like the HQ100AC will long outlast us!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again, Jeremy! I hope your HQ100AC enjoys a even more time on the air and keeps you warm this winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jeremy Clark (VE3PKC), who writes: Thomas: Got kind of nostalgic [last week] as it was Thanksgiving Day in Canada. I did a video about my Hammarlund HQ100AC which I got for a Christmas present in 1964, 57 years ago. It still works! Best Regards Jeremy Clark VE3PKC Click here [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1271,545,3,305,43,4796],"tags":[9487,5835],"class_list":["post-50533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-anchors-2","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-shortwave-radio","category-vintage-radio","tag-hammarlund-hq-100ac","tag-jeremy-clark-ve3pkc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-d93","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23440,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/build-a-raspberry-pi-powered-sdr\/","url_meta":{"origin":50533,"position":0},"title":"Build a Raspberry Pi-powered SDR","author":"Thomas","date":"January 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jeremy Clark (VE3PKC), who writes: I have developed an SDR receiver that may be of interest to your readers. It can be used directly with the Raspberry Pi2B\/3B. It comes in several versions DIP\/SMD. Check out this MP4 movie: http:\/\/www.clarktelecommunications.com\/images\/rpizonia.mp4 I have two eBooks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Raspberry-Pi-SDR.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":22567,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/mr-carlson-restores-and-repairs-a-hammarlund-hq-140-x\/","url_meta":{"origin":50533,"position":1},"title":"Mr. Carlson restores and repairs a Hammarlund HQ-140-X","author":"Thomas","date":"December 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Moshe, who writes: Hi Thomas! You must see this restoration job from Mr. Carlson's lab: https:\/\/youtu.be\/4kT57s0kCAk Click here to view on YouTube. Thank you for sharing this video, Moshe! \u00a0I truly enjoy watching Paul's videos--no doubt, any radio turned over to him is in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Boat Anchors&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Boat Anchors","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/boat-anchors-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"hammarlund-hq-140x","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hammarlund-HQ-140X.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hammarlund-HQ-140X.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hammarlund-HQ-140X.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hammarlund-HQ-140X.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18740,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/hammarlund-hq-series-a-digital-display-modification\/","url_meta":{"origin":50533,"position":2},"title":"Hammarlund HQ series: A digital display modification","author":"Thomas","date":"May 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader,\u00a0Jeff (KB7AIL), who shares the following: Saw the article on the DC meter in a Hammerlund HQ180. Another mod I have seen is replacing the meter with a digital display. http:\/\/www.electronicspecialtyproducts.com\/dd101.html It integrates with the HQ180 nicely. They also have digi-displays in cases or use\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Boat Anchors&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Boat Anchors","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/boat-anchors-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"HQ-Display","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/HQ-Display.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":18685,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/dan-notes-a-unique-modification-on-this-hammarlund-hq-180a\/","url_meta":{"origin":50533,"position":3},"title":"Dan notes a unique modification on this Hammarlund HQ-180A","author":"Thomas","date":"May 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares a link to this eBay listing of a Hammarlund HQ-180A and notes: Whoever owned this Hammarlund HQ-180A installed a DC meter where the clock or crystal unit\u00a0usually is. And the screws on the top of the hatch seem to indicate\u00a0installation\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Boat Anchors&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Boat Anchors","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/boat-anchors-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Hammarlund-HQ-180A","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hammarlund-HQ-180A-1024x513.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hammarlund-HQ-180A-1024x513.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hammarlund-HQ-180A-1024x513.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19674,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/colins-hammarlund-hq-120x-restoration\/","url_meta":{"origin":50533,"position":4},"title":"Colin&#8217;s Hammarlund HQ-120X restoration","author":"Thomas","date":"June 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Colin Snow for sharing the following photos and commenting on his Hammarlund HQ-120X restoration. I originally noticed his photos in the Extreme Shortwave Listening group on Facebook and he kindly wrote up descriptions for each image to be published here on the SWLing Post: Hammarlund HQ-120X restoration\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Boat Anchors&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Boat Anchors","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/boat-anchors-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Hammarlund-HQ120X","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ120X.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ120X.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ120X.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ120X.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9629,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/dayton-hamvention-flea-market-a-few-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":50533,"position":5},"title":"Dayton Hamvention flea market: a few photos","author":"Thomas","date":"May 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I had a little over one hour to check out the Dayton Hamvention flea market yesterday morning before manning our inside exhibitor's table for Ears To Our World. 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